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Variation in an English Dialect: A Sociolinguistic Study
Jenny Cheshire
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Paperback. Dr Cheshire fieldwork analyses phonological variation in spontaneous everyday conversation. Series: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics. Num Pages: 156 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFB; CFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 240.
Dr Cheshire's fieldwork concentrates on phonological variation in spontaneous everyday conversation. She interviews a group of non-standard English speakers living in Reading, Berkshire. Her data provides a basis for a perceptive analysis of variation in contemporary English and of the nature and function of variation in general. She specifically focuses on morphological and syntactic variation, and thus also provides a valid description between standard English and a variety used by working-class speakers, which will interest not only linguists including sociolinguists and dialectologists, but many workers in education. Linguistic and social constraints on variation are established, and the analysis also demonstrates ... Read more
Dr Cheshire's fieldwork concentrates on phonological variation in spontaneous everyday conversation. She interviews a group of non-standard English speakers living in Reading, Berkshire. Her data provides a basis for a perceptive analysis of variation in contemporary English and of the nature and function of variation in general. She specifically focuses on morphological and syntactic variation, and thus also provides a valid description between standard English and a variety used by working-class speakers, which will interest not only linguists including sociolinguists and dialectologists, but many workers in education. Linguistic and social constraints on variation are established, and the analysis also demonstrates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Number of Pages
156
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521117159
SKU
V9780521117159
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